Wednesday, 26 October 2016

I am a massive fan of Miranda Dickinson and was delighted to be asked to participate on the blog tour for her latest novel, Searching For A Silver Lining. I was lucky enough to catch up with Miranda at this years Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and managed to hear all about the story behind this novel. I am thrilled to share a piece from the author about two of the characters featured in Searching For A Silver Lining. I hope you learn to love Miranda's novels as much as I do. Check out all the other stops on the blog tour for more exclusive content...

THE BLURB

It began with a promise . . .

Matilda Bell is left heartbroken when she falls out with her beloved
grandfather just before he dies. Haunted by regret, she makes a promise that
will soon change everything . . .
When spirited former singing star Reenie Silver enters her life, Mattie seizes
the opportunity to make amends. Together, Mattie and Reenie embark on an
incredible journey that will find lost friends, uncover secrets from the
glamorous 1950s and put right a sixty-year wrong.
Touchingly funny, warm and life-affirming, this is a sparkling story of second
chances. Perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern, Searching for a Silver
Lining will take you on a trip you'll never forget.

Exclusive Author Content

Meet
The Cast: Gil Kendrick

Gil Kendrick is a bit of an enigma when we
meet him. The co-owner of Kendrick’s Comedy Club (with his twin brother, Colm),
he is the grandson of the club’s original owner Jacob Kendrick, who established
it as The Palm Grove – Soho’s finest music venue and nightclub in the 1950s.
Mattie Bell and Reenie Silver have to persuade him to host the reunion of the
famous Fifties’ British singing group, The Silver Five. He agrees, on one
condition: that he joins the road trip to meet the group’s former members.

When I wrote the first draft of Searching for a Silver Lining, Gil took
a while to find his feet in the story. I could picture him immediately, but I
had to work to bring out his own story within the main story of the book. You
could say he was a bit shy of the spotlight for a while! But having spent a
year of my life getting to know Gil, I love what he became on the page. He’s
funny, charming, occasionally grumpy and a surprisingly layered character who
reveals a whole other side as the road trip goes on. I hope readers will love
him, too!

If Searching
for a Silver Lining is ever made into a film (*coughs, bats eyelids at
passing film directors*), my dream casting for the role of Gil would be the
gorgeous Sam Claflin. He would
portray Gil’s dry sense of humour while also showing his flaws and hidden
motivations. It took me a long time
of looking at many, many photos of Sam to decide this, of course. A writer’s
life can be so hard sometimes…

Thanks so much for reading this blog
exclusive! For more, follow my Searching
for a Silver Lining blog tour. I really hope you enjoy reading the story!

About the author

Miranda Dickinson has always had a head
full of stories. From an early age she dreamed of writing a book that would
make the heady heights of Kingswinford Library and today she is a bestselling
author. She began to write in earnest when a friend gave her The World's
Slowest PC, and has subsequently written the bestselling novelsFairytale
of New York, Welcome to My World, It Started With a
Kiss, When I Fall in Love, Take A Look At Me Now,I'll
Take New York and A Parcel for Anna Browne. Miranda
lives with her husband Bob and daughter Flo in Dudley.

Searching For A Silver Lining is published by Pan and is available in paperback and ebook version. You can order your copy via amazon link below:

About Me

I am a Mum of 5 and and a full time foster carer who escapes into the wonderful world of books.... I am a contributor to Writing.ie as well as lovereading.co.uk and novelicous.com and do guest reviews and posts for other blogs. I run a monthly giveaway of my Random Recommendations which are of varying genres. I keep the reviews short and sweet as well as honest and personal. If the book was received from an author or publisher, for review purposes, I will state this in the review.
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